Baden

Baden is a historical German territory. Together with Württemberg and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, it now forms the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg.

Its neighbors to the north were Bavaria and Hesse-Darmstadt, to the west Alsace and the Palatinate, to the south Switzerland, and to the east Würtemberg and Bavaria. Baden was named for Hohenbaden Castle at Baden-Baden, an important German spa town.

Geography

Baden lies in the southwestern part of Germany. It extends from the Upper Rhine Plain in the west to the mountain range of the Black forest and Lake Constance in the southeast. In the northeast the Odenwald mountain range forms the boundary of the Rhine plain. The Kaiserstuhl is a small volcanic group between the Rhine and the Black Forest. At 1,493 metres (4,898 ft) the Feldberg is the highest mountain of Baden and the Black Forest.

Cities of Baden area are (from north to south): Mannheim, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Pforzheim and Freiburg im Breisgau.

History

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Baden, Pennsylvania

Baden is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 4,135 at the 2010 census. It is the former site of Logstown, a significant Native American settlement.

Geography

Baden is located at 40°38′23″N 80°13′36″W / 40.63972°N 80.22667°W / 40.63972; -80.22667 (40.639847, -80.226727). It is approximately 20 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), of which 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) (8.03%) is water.

Surrounding communities

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,377 people, 1,900 households, and 1,200 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,913.8 people per square mile (738.0/km²). There were 1,986 housing units at an average density of 868.4 per square mile (334.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.58% White, 0.73% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

Baden (wine region)

Baden is a region (Anbaugebiet) for quality wine in Germany, and is located in the historical region of Baden in southwestern Germany, which today forms part of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Under German wine legislation, Baden and Württemberg are separate wine regions.

With 15,906 hectares (39,300 acres) under vine in 2008, Baden is Germany's third largest wine region, but seems to be much less known on export markets in comparison to many smaller German regions, and in comparison to the neighbouring French region of Alsace, which is of similar size. Winemaking cooperatives are very common in Baden, number around 100, and are responsible for 85% of the region's production.

History

Although this wine region has a long history of winemaking neither the colour nor quality of the earliest wines is now known. In the Kraichgau the high noble Counts of Katzenelnbogen received their title and were famous for supporting viticulture since the 12th. century. Later they showed up in the history of wine again when they planted Riesling for the first time in Rüsselsheim.